Tamale Metropolitan District

Tamale Metropolitan District is one of the sixteen districts in the Northern Region of . It was originally established in 1988 as Tamale Municipal District, a municipal district assembly that was created from the former West Dagomba District Council.
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  • Type: district of Ghana with 375,000 residents
  • Description: district in the northern part of Ghana
  • Also known as: Tamale metro

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tamale Teaching Hospital.

Hospital
The Tamale Teaching Hospitalis a teaching hospital in in the Northern region and the third largest hospital in . It serves as a referral hospital for the five northern regions of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tamale and Sakasaka.

is 's third city and the capital of Northern Ghana. has been voted three consecutive times by the Ghana Tourist Board as the cleanest city in Ghana and is proud of its well organized road networking in comparison to other cities and regions through Ghana.

Suburb
is a community in Tamale Metropolitan District in the Northern Region of . It is the home ground of the Football Club.

Suburb
Tamale is 's third city and the capital of Northern Ghana. Tamale has been voted three consecutive times by the Ghana Tourist Board as the cleanest city in Ghana and is proud of its well organized road networking in comparison to other cities and regions through Ghana. is situated 6 km northwest of Tamale Metropolitan District.

Tamale Metropolitan District

Latitude
9.4° or 9° 24′ north
Longitude
-0.8333° or 0° 50′ west
Population
375,000
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
6CXXC528+2M
Geo­Names ID
7649051
Wiki­data ID
Q240319
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In Other Languages

From Akan to Yoruba—“Tamale Metropolitan District” goes by many names.
  • Akan: Tamale Metropolitan District
  • Arabic: تامالي
  • Belarusian: Горад Тамале
  • Catalan: Tamale
  • Chinese: 塔马利
  • Dagbani: Tamale Metro
  • Dagbani: Tamale Metropolitan Assembly
  • Dagbani: Tamale metropolitan
  • Dutch: Tamale Metropolitan District
  • French: District métropolitain de Tamale
  • French: Tamale métropolitain
  • German: Tamale Metropolitan District
  • Hausa: Tamale Metropolitan District
  • Igbo: Tamale metro
  • Igbo: Tamale Metropolitan District
  • Italian: Distretto metropolitano di Tamale
  • Italian: distretto municipale di Tamale
  • Japanese: タマレ
  • Korean: 타말레
  • Lithuanian: Tamalė
  • Persian: تامالی
  • Polish: Dystrykt Tamale
  • Russian: Тамале
  • Southern Dagaare: Tamale Metro
  • Southern Dagaare: Tamale Metropolitan Desekyere
  • Spanish: Distrito metropolitano de Tamale
  • Spanish: Tatale
  • Twi: Tamale Metropolitan District
  • Ukrainian: Тамале
  • Yoruba: Tamale metro
  • Yoruba: Tamale Metropolitan District

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium and Sagnarigu Chief Palace.

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